The AP carried this article
over the weekend about what appears to be the racially-motivated
killing of a Latino migrant by a group of teenagers in rural
Pennsylvania:

MICHAEL RUBINKAM --
SHENANDOAH, Pa. (AP) --

Luis Ramirez came to the U.S. from Mexico six years ago to look for
work, landing in this town in Pennsylvania's coal region. Here, he
found steady employment, fathered two children and, his fiancee said,
occasionally endured harassment by white residents.

Now he is headed back to Mexico in a coffin.

The 25-year-old illegal immigrant was beaten over the weekend after
an argument with a group of youths, including at least some players on
the town's beloved high school football team, police said. Despite
witness reports that the attackers yelled ethnic slurs, authorities say
the beating wasn't racially motivated.

I just stepped outside to witness the craziness of the protestors again. There was a much heavier police presence today as there were protesters and counter-protestors, but I'll have more on that later. For now, below is a copy of McCain's remarks at the National Council of La Raza conference here in San Diego:

McCain's now mentioning his roll in trying to pass comprehensive immigration reform. He's refuting Obama's complaint that McCain turned his back on comprehensive immigration reform. He's tauting his efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform in the past, saying that Obama tried to pass and vote for ammendments meant to kill comprehensive immigration reform. McCain says he means it when he says he wants to pass comprehensive immigration reform, and that with all due respect, he's earned that trust. Awkward smiles all around.

I'm here in San Diego at the annual National Council of La Raza conference, where Obama just spoke. I'm writing up a longer post on the experience right now, but in the meantime I thought I'd put up a copy of Obama's remarks:

"I think Obama would be a disaster, and there's a lot of
reasons," said [Leroy]
Pollard, explaining the rumors he had heard about the candidate from
friends he goes camping with. "I understand he's from Africa, and that
the first thing he's going to do if he gets into office is bring his
family over here, illegally. He's got that racist [pastor] who
practically raised him, and then there's the Muslim thing. He's just
not presidential material, if you ask me."

Welcome to the Intolerant States of America. Liberal elitists will
read the words of Leroy Pollard, a resident of Flag City,
U.S.A.,
and feign disgust. This arrogance betrays the truth that we are all
part of Leroy Pollard, and Leroy Pollard is part of us. The first
person I ran into who believed the myths about Barack Obama was not a
resident of a small town like Flag City, U.S.A., but a wealthy
investment banker, and the parent of a Harvard graduate.